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<p>Many experts call him the greatest iconoclast of 20th-century music.</p><p>The avant-garde composer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cage">John Cage</a> is perhaps best known for his pioneering use of silence in music. He also broke ground with the use of everyday objects as instruments, electronics and chance in composition.</p><p>He was born in California and died in New York. But some of his most formative years took place in Seattle.</p>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:03:03 +0000Bellamy Pailthorp5569 at http://kplu.orgJohn Cage: a great of the musical avant-garde, with Seattle roots